Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello won for a discovery about how genes are controlled within living cells. (New York Times — 3 October, 2006)+ related stories

Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello won for a discovery about how genes are controlled within living cells. (New York Times — 3 October, 2006)+ related stories

Americans Andrew Fire and Craig Mello won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday for discovering a powerful way to turn off the effect of specific genes, opening a new avenue for disease treatment. (CNN — 14 hours ago)+ related stories

Americans Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine Monday for discovering a way to turn off the effect of specific genes. (MSNBC — 3 October, 2006)+ related stories

Americans Andrew Fire and Craig Mello won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their work in controlling the flow of genetic information. (International Herald Tribune — 3 October, 2006)+ related stories

The technology at the heart of Monday’s Nobel Prize in medicine spawned a niche biotechnology industry almost as soon as it was discovered in 1997. (International Herald Tribune — 3 October, 2006)+ related stories

NEW YORK — Nearly a half-century after his father was awarded a Nobel Prize, a Stanford University professor won his own Wednesday for groundbreaking research into how cells read their genes, fundamental work that could help lead to new therapies. (Washington Post — 34 minutes ago)+ related stories

American Roger D. Kornberg won the 2006 Nobel Prize in chemistry on Wednesday, honored for his work in the studies of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription. (International Herald Tribune — 6 hours ago)+ related stories